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The MagevocationinDragon’s Dogma 2is a testament to the profound impact of support and healing magic on the battlefield. Balancing the dual responsibilities of offense and defense, the Mage invites a playstyle that rewards tactical foresight and adaptability. Whether you’re weaving protective spells to shield your allies or channeling the raw forces of nature against your foes, the Mage offers a fulfilling path for those who wish to wield the arcane arts to safeguard and strengthen their comrades.
Wielding a staff, the Mage offers support to their party in various ways: from launching magick attacks, offering enchantments that bolster their party members’ weapons, to casting healing spells. The more advanced and powerful the magick is, the longer the incantation time will be. As a Mage, you will experience the strategic excitement of deftly executing your magick abilities.
Mage Overview
In the enchanting world of Dragon’s Dogma 2, the Mage vocation emerges as a cornerstone of any well-rounded party, blending formidable support abilities with the essential art of healing. Whether you’re embodying the Mage yourself or including a Mage Pawn in your party, this vocation unlocks a realm of strategic depth and utility that can tip the scales in even the most daunting encounters.
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Key Features and Skill Highlights
Central to the Mage’s arsenal is the “Anodyne” spell, a hallmark of the vocation that conjures a healing aura to rejuvenate allies within its vicinity. Beyond this foundational skill, the Mage’s repertoire expands to include a variety of healing and defensive spells, such as the “Argent” series and “Palladium”, offering layers of protection and curative power that are unparalleled in Dragon’s Dogma 2.
Moreover, the Mage is far from a one-dimensional healer. The vocation boasts a selection of offensive spells that can be tailored to confront the diverse threats you’ll face. From searing flames to bolts of lightning, the Mage can harness the elements to provide offensive support, making the role as dynamic as it is indispensable.
Pros and Cons
All Mage Weapon Skills
Description
Flagration
Unleashes a swirling jet of flame straight ahead for a period of time. The flame ignores Defense and can pass through multiple targets. While active, the caster can still move.
High Flagration
An advanced form of Flagration that unleashes a more powerful jet of flame.
Strikes the enemy from above with tongues of lightning. Can summon additional lightning bolts by consuming Stamina.
High Levin
An advanced form of Levin that summons a greater number of lightning bolts when cast.
Conjures a cluster of magickal energy that blocks up to three attacks from targets. The cluster will also dissipate after a time.
High Palladium
An advanced form of Palladium that lasts longer and grants clusters to nearby allies when cast.
Enchants the caster’s weapon or that of a single ally with fire. The enchantment persists for a period of time.
Fire Affinity
An advanced form of Fire Boon that grants a longer-lasting enchantment.
Enchants the caster’s weapon or that of a single ally with ice. The enchantment persists for a period of time.
Ice Affinity
An advanced form of Ice Boon that grants a longer-lasting enchantment.
Lightning Boon
Enchants the caster’s weapon or that of a single ally with lightning. The enchantment persists for a period of time.
Lightning Affinity
An advanced form of Lightning Boon that grants a longer-lasting enchantment.
Conjures a giant pillar of ice that lingers for a period of time and can serve as a stepping stone. After the pillar is destroyed, grabbable blocks of ice will remain.
High Frigor
An advanced form of Frigor that unleashes a wave of cold when cast, dealing damage to any targets it touches.
Conjures a magickal sigil that cures the caster and their allies of certain debilitations (caught fire, frostbite, unconscious, sleep, silence, drenched, and tarred) while within range.
High Halidom
An advanced form of Halidom that has an extended duration and cures the debilitations caught fire, frostbite, unconscious, sleep, silence, drenched, tarred, torched, ice-bound, and blighted.
Conjures an orb of holy light that deals immediate damage to nearby targets in all directions. The light remains for some time even after the attack concludes.
High Empyrean
An advanced form of Empyrean with an extended attack range and longer-lasting light.
Conjures a magickal sigil that hastens the speed of allies within range. The effect persists for a period of time.
High Celerity
An advanced form of Celerity that conjures a longer-lasting magickal sigil and extends the ensuing speed boost’s duration.
Argent Tonic
Fully and instantaneously recovers the Health of the caster or of a single ally. Does not recover the loss gauge.
Argent Succor
An advanced form of Argent Tonic that gradually continues to recover Health for a period of time.
Silences the target for a period of time, preventing them from speaking and incanting spells.
High Solemnity
An advanced form of Solemnity that extends both the spell’s effective range and the debilitation’s duration.
Temporarily stores an incanted spell in the staff, to be cast instantly at the wielder’s discretion. Slows Stamina recovery while storing, and consumes increased Stamina when casting.
High Spellhold
An advanced form of Spellhold that consumes less Stamina when casting the stored spell.
Celestial Paean
Enchanter’s Almanac
A skill summoning a wave of holy light to hasten allies' recovery and speed.
All Mage Core Skills
Magick Bolt
Fires a magickal burst that differs based on active enchantment. Can be cast while moving.
Conjures a magickal curative sigil that recovers the health of the caster and their allies when in contact with it.
Focused Bolt
Fires a condensed magickal burst that differs based on active enchantment.
Quickspell
Greatly hastens incantation speed. Consumes Stamina while active.
Manipulates the caster’s weight through magickal means, allowing them to float temporarily.
All Mage Augments
Apotropaism
Augments your Magick Defense.
Increases the amount of Health recovered by curatives and curative magicks.
Intervention
Reduces the duration of debilitations you are afflicted with.
Perpetuation
Extends the duration of enchantments and invigorations.
Exaltation
Augments your Stamina recovery speed.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Fighter Overview: Skills, Augmentations, and More
This class caters to players who favor resilience and strategic control over the battlefield, embodying the quintessential knight.
